The Lead with Jake Tapper

The fraud allegations are starting to mount as the Trump administration turns its attention to Minnesota. Hear from one lawmaker who says Republicans have a larger goal to cut funding from the entire ...

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City. What will his first action be? Plus, a New Year’s tragedy occurs at a ski resort in Switzerland leaving about 40 people dead. How champaign bottle...

The countdown to January 1st is on and we look at what authorities will be watching one year after a deadly attack. Plus, an iconic bourbon brand stops production at one of its distilleries. Also, new...

Global diplomacy is on the menu at Mar-a-Lago but is President Trump making progress toward ending foreign conflicts? Plus, more than 20 million Americans are under winter weather alerts as a powerful...

One week after what was mandated to be the total release of the Epstein files, we are now learning that task is proving far more ambitious by the day amid continued questions over what has been redact...

Many mentions of President Trump in the latest DOJ release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, what the Justice Department says about the letter signed by a “J. Epstein” sent to imprisoned pedo...

The President and top Pentagon brass reportedly are about announce the US Navy will build more warships as the US ramps up aggressive action to seize oil tankers near Venezuela. Plus, Epstein survivor...

The United States Justice Department released at least some of the many files it has on dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. CNN teams are going through the release documents, bringing updates.  Learn more...

Investigators believe they have identified the suspect in the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. Plus, the day before the Justice Department must publicly rele...

The House speaker is on defense as four Republicans break with his party and side with Democrats to force a vote on a healthcare deal. Plus, a Senate Republican and key ally of the president joins to ...